Precision wood particle feedstocks with retained moisture contents of greater than 30% dry basis
US8871346B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2982
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Wood particles having fibers aligned in a grain, wherein: the wood particles are characterized by a length dimension (L) aligned substantially parallel to the grain, a width dimension (W) normal to L and aligned cross grain, and a height dimension (H) normal to W and L; the L×H dimensions define two side surfaces characterized by substantially intact longitudinally arrayed fibers; the W×H dimensions define two cross-grain end surfaces characterized individually as aligned either normal to the grain or oblique to the grain; the L×W dimensions define two substantially parallel top and bottom surfaces; and, a majority of the W×H surfaces in the mixture of wood particles have end checking.
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